Table attachment for chairs.



No. 741,019. PATENTED OCT, 13, 1903.

J. A. DALE. TABLE ATTACHMENT FOB CHAIRS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27, 1903.

no MODEL.

a I uniiniT say-6 UNITED STATES Patented October 13, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

TABLE ATTAGHMENT FOR CHAIRS.

SPEClIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 741,019, dated October13, 1903.

Application filed July 27, 1903. Serial No. 167,15. (No model.)

To all whom 2225 may concern.-

Be it known that I, J EssIE A. DALE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Daleville, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in TableAttachments for Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to table attachments for chairs,which attachment is adapted to be supported on the arms of a chair.

Novelty and improvement is claimed with respect to a combined table anddesk arrangement which provides a compartment under the table-top toreceive books or other things, andthe compartment fits between the armsof the chair, so as to retain the table in position thereon.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view with thetable-leaf closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view with it open. Fig. 3 isafront elevation showing the arms of a chair with the attachment appliedthereto, and Fig. 4 is a cross-section.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the table leaf ortop, and it is hinged at one side, as shown at 7, to an under leaf ortop 8. Tape-stays 9 prevent the upper leaf from falling when lifted.Both leaves have a body-recess, as at 10.

At 11 a casing or box is indicated, secured to the under side of thelower leaf 8, which has an opening of suitable or sufficient sizetherein to enable articles to be placed in or removed from the box. Thebox is of less size than the table-top, so that a rabbet is formed atthe ends of the table into which the arms of the chair fit. The box isof such size that it fits snugly between the arms of the chair, and thetops of the attachment .rest upon and extend sidewise beyond the arms;The attachment is thereby held in place and prevented from slipping offsidewise.

The attachment will be found very useful and convenient for children andinvalids. Thebox may conveniently receive books, toys, and the like, andwhen the upperleaf is closed down it forms a cover over the opening anda smooth and unobstructed tabletop. A suitable covering of fabric may beapplied to the places which come in contact with the arms of the chair,so as to avoid scratching thereof.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A table attachment for chairs, comprisingupper and lower leaveshinged together, and a box secured to the lower leaf, said lower leafprojecting beyond the sides of the box, to rest on the arms of thechair, and having an opening into the box adapted to be covered by theupper leaf.

2. A table attachment for chairs, comprising abox fitting between thearms of the chair, a leaf forming a top thereon extending beyond thesides of the box and having an opening therethrough into the box, and aremovable upper leaf upon the lower leaf and adapted to cover saidopening.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JESSIE A. DALE.

Witnesses:

DAVID J. GRIFFITHS, REUEL HANKS.

